Priced like a bus.Better in every other way
An Uber alternative for trips between cities, from $38/seat. More departures than the bus, pickup closer to home, and always a window seat.
What a Hitch ride is like
- 8:00 AM
- 9:00 AM
- 10:00 AM
- 11:45 AM
- 12:45 PM
- 1:45 PM
- 2:45 PM
- 3:45 PM
- 4:45 PM
- 5:45 PM
- 6:45 PM
- 7:45 PM
Leave when it suits you
Pick a departure from early morning to evening. Book up to 60 days ahead, or until 2 hours before.
- Standby
- Shared
- Private
- XL
- Pets
A ride for everyone
Standby, Shared, Private, XL and Pets: from a single seat to a whole car.
Get picked up close to home
In Austin alone, pick from 61 of our stations, or add pickup at your door.
- JordanYour driver
- Background check
- Driving record check
- Car 2016 or newer
Verified drivers in newer cars
Our drivers pass a background check and a driving record check. Their cars are 2016 or newer.
Hitch vs. the alternatives
| Austin to Houston, one way | BusFlixBus, Greyhound | Mid-tier busRedCoach | TrainAmtrak | Luxury busVonlane | RideshareUber, Lyft | Driving | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-way price | From $38 | About $31plus rides to the stop | About $36plus rides to the stop | Varies | About $132plus rides to the stop | About $261before demand pricing | $25 in gasplus parking and tolls |
| Departures | Up to 12 a day | 5 a day | 3 a day | 3 a week | 8 a day | On demand | Anytime |
| Places to get on | 61 stations, or your door | 3 stops | 1 stop | 1 station | 1 stop | Your door | Your door |
| Travel time | 2 hr 45 min | 3 hr | 3 hr 15 min | 15 hr 50 min | 2 hr 45 min | 2 hr 45 min | 2 hr 45 min |
| Seating | Window seat | Shoulder to shoulder | Paired seats | Shoulder to shoulder | Paired seats | Window seat | Your own car |
Fares and departures: Dallas to Houston · Austin to Houston · Dallas to Austin · Houston to San Antonio
Your questions, answered
More in our Help Center
How is Hitch different from FlixBus or Greyhound?
Door to door, our rides take about as long as driving. The bus takes about 55 min longer, stop to stop. A typical rider lives about 6.3 miles from one of our stations and 10.6 miles from the nearest bus stop, and you can add pickup at your door.
FlixBus vs Greyhound: what is the difference?
FlixBus and Greyhound have been one company since 2021 and sell seats on one timetable, but fares, stops and times still differ by brand and by day. Both leave from bus stops: a typical rider lives about 10.6 miles from the nearest one, and about 6.3 miles from one of our stations.
How is Hitch different from RedCoach or Vonlane?
We pick you up at a station near you or at your door, and no one sits in the middle seat. RedCoach and Vonlane are buses that leave from set stops: bus stops for RedCoach, hotels for Vonlane.
Is Hitch faster than the train?
Our rides leave through the day and take about as long as driving. On most routes with a train, Amtrak runs once a day. There is no direct train from Dallas to Houston. Amtrak's timetable changes trains in San Antonio, 3 times a week, and takes about 22 hr 30 min. We drive it in about 3 hr 45 min.
Is Hitch an Uber alternative for trips between cities?
Yes, for scheduled trips between cities. On Austin to Houston, our seats start at $38. An Uber is about $261 before demand pricing, at about $1.50 a mile.
Why take Hitch instead of driving?
You get your hours back: someone else drives, and you skip parking at the other end. Our rides take about as long as driving yourself.
Sources
- Our fares update about once a day. Booking shows the current fare.
- Drivers and cars: How are drivers screened?, https://help.hitch.com/en/article/how-are-drivers-screened-5earfd/ (background and driving record checks; cars mid-size or bigger, 2016 or newer).
- Bus and train times run from stop to stop, and their prices are the ticket price. Both leave out the ride to the stop and on from the drop-off. Uber and driving are door to door.
- Vonlane's lowest one-way fare is from its own trip search for one weekday.
- Uber publishes no long-distance fares. The Uber estimate is the distance at an average UberX rate of $1.50 a mile, before demand pricing and fees.
- Greyhound and FlixBus: the public timetable feed published by FlixMobility Tech GmbH, valid from 2026-10-25, counted for the week of 2026-11-16. Departures are the busiest single company's.
- Amtrak: Amtrak's public timetable feed, valid from 2026-11-01, counted for the week of 2026-11-16.
- Vonlane: Vonlane's own trip search for 2026-11-10, checked 2026-10-27. Fares: the lowest one-way fare that day, checked 2026-10-28.
- Uber: an estimate at $1.50 a mile, the average US UberX rate (RideWise rate analysis, March 2026), before demand pricing and fees.
- Gas: U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly retail prices for the week of 2026-10-26, at 25 miles a gallon.
- Distance to the nearest stop or station: U.S. Census population centers, by road.
- Hitch: our routes, stations and drive times, and our fares for the coming days. Fares update about once a day, and booking shows the current fare.